Popped in for a late night snack with my daughter. Menu was great with lots of options. Ordered the…read moresalmon pizza and fries to share. Delicious. Our waitress Kate was great too helpful and attentive. Will definitely be back.

From the owner: Casual dining in the heart of Hamilton. Serving up wood-fired pizzas and a delicious selection of…read moreshare-plates using the best local produce the Waikato has to offer. Gluten free and vegan options available.

I have been to this location several times over the last 6 years. Both the service and the food are…read moreusually very good but recently we have noticed considerable deterioration in the service that the staff provide. It is unclear to me what is going on here, since the location is not under new management. When we last went to JG, the food took over 45 minutes to get to the table despite that it wasn't busy. We also noticed one jr member of the cooking staff handle cooked bacon and other food items with his bare hands after handling raw foods. We alerted the staff to this as it is unsanitary. Second the shift manager took a 15min smoke break even as some customers berated other staff. While I understand the need for a break on shift, I think it is incumbent upon the manager to step up and lead the staff during what was a very difficult time. When I return to this location, I will update my negative review if the situation has improved.

This place was great. Really friendly service, tasty food, and a nice setting. We stopped for…read morelunch on the way to Rotorua and couldn't have been more satisfied. The fries with gravy were sinfully great, and the burgers/sandwiches had great and interesting toppings.

Craft is a new restaurant on Hood Street, recently opened in the last few months by the same folks…read morethat brought us Gothenberg. It's actually located in the old Gothenberg spot on Hood Street. When you walk in, you notice the same sense of style and aethetics that make Gothenberg so pleasant and enjoyable. Craft specializes in pizzas, sliders and beer. Now, the sign out front does actually say that, but if you are looking for something OTHER than those things, then move on. The menu is somewhat limited in that respect. However, in terms of the variety and quality of the pizza and sliders, you won't be left wanting. I came here without the kiddos and with my husband and in-laws, who were visiting from the States. My husband was very happy with the beer selection (I was the driver none for me that night). Though the food is pizza and burgers, you definitely are getting the upper-end version of these items (not typical pub-type fare). The flavor palate is interesting and tasty (and if you ever had the sliders at Gothenburg, you'd have a sense of what is on offer at Craft). The servers were great and friendly. It's wasn't too busy, but it was a Wednesday night. They have some lounge type indoor seating, and some "social" types of seating (e.g. long, high top tables, a high-top counter along the wall) and may well get crowded on a busier night. They have also maintained some of the outdoor seating that was there from Gothenburg as well. All in all, I'll be back again on a future date night. They might be perfectly happy to have your children there, but I don't intend to find out :)

So happy with the meal and service we received tonight at Craft. The waiter was absolutely lovely…read moreand accommodating, even going the extra mile to fix the leg of our table as it was slightly off and wobbly. Steak was cooked amazing and couldn't get enough of the potatoes with cheese and sour cream. Left feeling very full and satisfied. Will definitely be back.

Boring pizza no better than a frozen on and late for pick up…read more Service what you would expect in a take out no ambiance to speak of.

the "lust" pizza is very very yummy! I like it very much and would come there and try other tastes…read moresoon later!

It would have been a 5 star had they not forgotten about our order, hence the unnecessary wait! Let…read moreme break it down- lamb chops were excellent, bbq ribs great, chicken pizza yummy, steak was so so since it was not cooked as specified (we asked for medium rare, came out as well done). Our pepperoni pizza was good also, no one can mess that up, even with the wait time. Our server was attentive, he took good care of us. Our orders came after 40 minutes, can't complain about that since it was a busy night. Overall, we were happy with everything except for the extra wait time because they forgot to make our pizza. Ambiance was cozy- it was family friendly. We will definitely go back when we visit New Zealand again.

Dined 19th Aug. Restaurant was freezing cold people were dining in puffer jackets. I didnt think I…read morewould need a jacket so didnt bring one and it killed the vibe. Entrees were average the dips for bread werent nice, bread was hard and cold and seafood chowder had more veges in it than seafood and tasted like pepper. The dessert was also average, Brownies were cold and the bannoffee pizza slice I had didnt have any banana on it. The kids pasta meal was loaded with mushrooms and was meant to be a carbonara, but it resembled the adults mushroom fettucine, I dont know a single child that likes mushrooms. The only reason for the stars is that the main adult meals were good.

Excellent service and great food , had party of 12 and the waitress was good with coming back and…read moreforward, didnt have to wait long, had a great kids menu and cocktails were delicious! Great atmosphere! We were there when there was live music.

I have been here several times since it first opened. This place is brought to you by the same…read morefolks behind The Roaming Giant. There are a lot of things I really like about The Wayward Pigeon. First, since it is not in the CBD, parking is generally easy, plentiful and free. There is a good amount of indoor and outdoor spaces, table service and bar areas. On my most recent visit (last night), I had the Bang Bang Chicken Salad, which was delicious. A nice combination of crunchy and a kick of heat that built over the time I ate it. I also had kombucha to drink, though there is a very good assortment of beers and wines available. My husband had the pork scotch, which had a good flavour, but was perhaps a bit over done. Other people in our party had the fried chicken pieces and pizzas. Everyone seemed to agree that their food was pretty good. There is a great place to meet up with a group, large or small. The atmosphere is a sort of retro casual, the colour palette reminds me of the 70's. Call head for reservations - we called on the Friday for Friday night and they were fully booked indoors. We still ended up with a great outdoor space under the heaters. Will definitely return.

delicious brisket gnocchi (although it was more of a pot roast than brisket), lots of flavor…read morethroughout + also the fish and chips were very flavorful!! quick and kind service with cute assistant who might have been the young daughter of the manager? super sweet good ambiance at lunch overall veryyyyy good

Went here tonight for a date night with my husband. We made reservations a week (which I actually…read morenever imagined might be necessary) and arrived about 30 minutes before our booking time. However, even for a non-specific Wednesday night, the dining area was nearly full at 7:00 pm. We had a drink at The Keg Room (both establishments are connected) before heading over to The Eatery for our dinner. The ambiance is casual, comfortable but nice. The Keg Room has dark walls, metal kegs lining one wall, multiple TV screens showing sports. There are high stool seats, lower leather seating and a couple of booths inside. There is limited outdoor seating as well. When we went, there was a combo of adult groups and also people there with children. The Eatery is slightly fancier, but still appropriate to wear casual attire. There are black beaded chandeliers, a gas fireplace and a couple of iron shelves filled with wood logs. There appeared to be a sectioned of area that could be used for a private party. We had a bottle of wine and I was happy with the wine selections. There were plenty of NZ wines but also a good selections of Italian wines. We had the Quota 29 primitivo. We weren't disappointed. We started with spicy Italian pork sausages. These were very tasty, not *too* spicy and served with cooked onions, tomatoes and kalamata olives. It was really great. We also shared one of the side salads to start - arugula/rocket, pears and candied walnuts. It was nicely dressed, light and delicious. I had the suprema pizza for my main - it had arugula/rocket, pine nuts and prosciutto. What I really loved is that the crust was not too thin/crispy but not so think that it was like a grease sponge. It was very reminiscent of pizzas that I had while traveling in Italy. I wasn't sure what I'd think about the pine nuts, but they ended up being a nice touch. The pizza was fairly sizable, and I ended up eating about half and taking the rest home. My husband had the Maltagliati, all'amatriciana (spicy, hand-pulled pasta with bacon). He asked for it to be "extra spicy," and they did spice it up. I tasted it and it was on the verge of too spicy for me, but that is just how he likes it. We finished with tiramisu, which was very nice, but I'm not sure that it was really stand-out compared to others. All in all, we had a great evening and felt the drive from the CBD was well worth it (all 15 minutes). It is rather unassuming from the outside, nestled inside a strip mall type of setting. There is plenty of parking. We will definitely go back.

This place looked like it was POPPING while Shea S. and I were heading to dinner. We were like,…read moreman, we gotta check that place OUT! Fast forward an hour or so and after dinner, we checked out a few bars on the walk back to House to see if they were any better. They weren't. We got to House and saw most of the crowd dispersed. The few people that were there left shortly after we arrived and got our first round of drinks. Shortly after that, they announced last call. Apparently Hamilton does NOT party on a Wednesday night. Turns out that on Wednesday night this place had like $5 pizzas for students, and we rolled in right after it ended. Damn. I'm happy with my dinner decisions (an awesome steak at Bluestone), but it would have been nice to have a drink afterwards in the House on Hood we saw before dinner. Oh well.

great location and was very busy with lots of people out drinking…read more We were a family group of 8 people inc 2 young people. menu was extensive and a couple of pizzas were ordered along with ribs and 3 burgers. pizzas were good and very good toppings, that is where it went bad the burgers were dry,buns were over toasted(probably sat under a heat lamp for several minutes before serving)no sauce or lettuce in 2 of them. the fish burger was over cooked pre frozen. fries were cold. it was not worth the money for the meals